Andrew John Kovac

I am so sorry to hear of the loss and I am so sorry it took this long for me to see this. Andy was ine of my Fathers (God rest his soul) really good friends for many years. Andy was a Huge addition to our family. My Father loved Andy and missed him when he moved away. My Father was Robert A Lofendo Sr. Now those two knuckle heads can joke all the time now. God Bless you and God Rest Andy!

Andy was my friend and I miss him. I can´t remember when I first met him- I definitely remember him in early 2018. We both went to Lifetime gym at 5 a.m. Andy was always the first one there- often before the employees- and he would wait in his car in the very first parking spot. I would pull up next to him and he would turn his head, smile and wave. :) If it was warm outside, he would be standing outside the entrance. Andy had great stories- he lived so many places- Pittsburgh, Chicago, Texas, if not more places. I can see him using his favorite machine, moving his arms, practicing his punches. He was so excited when he learned I was a member at Title Boxing Club (which is not truly a boxing club!). He loved to tell tales of his boxing days! I remember when his Kia was stolen. He told me Mark Wahlburg would call him ("He was a really nice guy!") b/c he wanted to help him get a new car. Whether this was really someone else calling from the dealership. Or if it was truly Mark Wahlburg, I´ll never know. This story always made me smile. I often called Andy to check on him when I had not seen him for a few days, and sometimes he called me. One of my favorite memories is when he called me the day after Thanksgiving last year (2022). I was actually in Saint Helena (Napa Valley), having a glass of wine outside my hotel, next to the fire pit. We talked for probably 20 minutes, mostly me listening to him telling stories (he always told good ones!)
For some time Andy had told me he had lived a good life and when it was time he hoped people would just let him die! I was happy to see his actual birthday- for years he told us he didn´t remember the actual date, but that it was in September! :)
My sincere condolences to his family.
(I left a comment a few weeks ago, but it never posted, so I wanted to do it again).

Andy was one of those "one of a kind people" that God puts in your life every now and then to make you try harder to be a better person! He never missed an opportunity to make a friend or another person feel welcome! I am thankful that I got to spend time with him in the morning at the gym! He will be missed!! My condolences to his family!!

Andy was a regular member of the early morning workout crew at Life Time on Henderson, most days even seen exercising and warming up in the parking lot prior to our doors being opened at 5am. His workouts would often times take twice as long as they needed to spending equal parts lifting and socializing with the rest of the morning gymgoers, all of whom were on first name basis. Andy will be missed by all staff and members. Our condolences are sent to the family.